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MARY REILLY

1996 US HMDB
February 23, 1996

A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.

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Production: Norma Heyman (Producer)Nancy Graham Tanen (Producer)Ned Tanen (Producer)Lynn Pleshette (Executive Producer)
Screenplay: Christopher Hampton (Screenplay)
Music: George Fenton (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot (Director of Photography)

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The Verdict

Dr. Jekyll performs strange experiments on the psyche and human personality; he tests his potions on himself with the result of becoming a madman with a double personality, who, when he takes the appearance of Mr.

Dr. Jekyll performs strange experiments on the psyche and human personality; he tests his potions on himself with the result of becoming a madman with a double personality, who, when he takes the appearance of Mr. Hyde, goes around the city killing young women. His maid, however, notices everything. This latest adaptation of Stevenson's novel, directed by the talented Stephen Fears and starring Hollywood stars such as John Malkovich (in the dual role of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) and Julia Roberts (in the role of the maid), turns out to be rather slow and predictable in the development of events, becoming soporific and lacking in suspense. Excellent, however, the screenplay and the sets.
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How long is Mary Reilly?

Mary Reilly runs 108 minutes.

When did Mary Reilly come out?

Mary Reilly was released in 1996.

Who directed Mary Reilly?

Mary Reilly was directed by Stephen Frears.

What rating does Mary Reilly have?

The HorrorCult editors give Mary Reilly 2.0 skulls out of 5, from a single review.

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2 /10

Did we really need a secondhand retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale as seen through the eyes of the eponymous, non-canonical housemaid? This is such a well-known story that adding a fresh perspective may have seemed like a good idea at the time; on the other hand, what possible insight could Mary (Julia Roberts) offer when she’s either blind as a bat or dumb as a rock?

She’s not alone, though; everyone in this movie who isn’t Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde suffers from Lois Lane Syndrome. The closest anyone ever comes to pointing out the uncanny resemblance between the "master" and his "assistant" is remarking that "they do look a bit alike." More like a yottabit.

John Malkovich could have been as good an Edward Hyde as we was a Vicomte Valmont, and that’s precisely what made him wrong for the Henry Jekyll part. Casting him in both roles not only completely misses the original novel’s Apollonian/Dionysian dichotomy theme, but also makes the rest of the characters, especially the heroine, like complete morons. And since everyone in the audience knows, if they know nothing else, that Jekyll and Hyde are one and the same, what the hell was the point anyway?

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